The plight of Celso de los Angeles—the founder and “mastermind” of the Legacy group of companies—is a lesson that GMA and the rest of the scoundrels of this government (and we) should take very seriously. Having diagnosed with cancer, he is now under hospital arrest because of multiple estafa (or should we say, “multitude” estafa). His life story tells everyone that there’s no perfect crime.
Dostoevsky has shown this to us many years ago when he wrote Crime and Punishment. It almost appeared that Raskolnikov committed a perfect crime because the police failed to pin him down. However, at the end of the novel, his own conscience brought him to his own Punishment—which somehow led him to a more peaceful life.
The Bible gave more a chilling account when God cursed Cain for killing Abel. (Cain thought that he can hide from God.) But what most of us didn’t read is the continuation of Cain’s life story. After being banished from the Garden of Eden, Cain actually strived hard to change, making his sons accept blessings from God. (Genesis 4)
But de los Angeles is a totally different man. I’m not so sure if he has the conscience of Raskolnikov or the perseverance of Cain. But one thing’s for sure: whatever is happening to him now is part of the punishments from the crimes that he has committed to the plan holders of the Legacy group.
Each one of us will eventually be punished with the sins we commit everyday. There’s no such thing as big or small sin. Yeah. God is god, and he’s just (unlike us); how each one of us would wish that GMA’s soul be burned in hell 77 x 77 times (or more). But GMA’s sins are not that different from the petty sins that we do.
At the end of the day, the question lies on how we will act like Raskolnikov and Cain: to accept our mistakes, repent our sins, and strive hard to change our attitude.
I’m not writing this because I’ve done the task. I’m writing this because I’m struggling to achieve it.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
The Girl (?) Who Cried Wolf
When GMA said sorry about the ‘Hello Garci’ scandal, some gullible Filipinos believed her (although most did not). When she denied her involvement in the NBN-ZTE scandal, fewer were convinced—which became lesser when her photos in Shenzhen, China together with the first gentleman and NBN-ZTE executives leaked.
Recently, a very familiar wolf cry resounded in the air when GMA asked the congress to allocate 19 Billion pesos for anti-flu vaccines. With all the problems that shake the government, added with the 2010 election frenzy, aren’t we supposed to be doubtful?
Questions immediately popped out of my head when I learned about this. Firstly, do we really have swine flu? If so, is it really that deadly or dangerous? I just thought that such an amount is too much for vaccines. Many remote areas in the country don’t even have enough supply of paracetamol and decongestants. Why not use the funds to improve medical services or equipment in rural areas across the country?
Secondly, how sure are we that the fund would really go to the health sector? I can’t help but be reminded of Joc-joc’s Fertilizer Fund scam. Will the doctors and nurses (and patients) suffer the same fate as that of the farmers? Will the fund go somewhere else?
Lastly, how sure are we that the fund would really be used for vaccines? Even if it goes to the health department, would all those be used to buy the anti-flu vaccines? Or will it again be used by the administration allies to campaign for the upcoming elections? Or will it be used by ConAss(holes) to lobby charter change, perhaps?
19 Billion is a staggering amount for vaccines—a staggering amount sucked out of the blood and sweat of the Filipino people. If this amount will be injected to the wrong pockets, then we should do as what the villagers did: ignore the girl—or should I say hag?—who cries out loud…until she gets eaten by the real wolf.
Recently, a very familiar wolf cry resounded in the air when GMA asked the congress to allocate 19 Billion pesos for anti-flu vaccines. With all the problems that shake the government, added with the 2010 election frenzy, aren’t we supposed to be doubtful?
Questions immediately popped out of my head when I learned about this. Firstly, do we really have swine flu? If so, is it really that deadly or dangerous? I just thought that such an amount is too much for vaccines. Many remote areas in the country don’t even have enough supply of paracetamol and decongestants. Why not use the funds to improve medical services or equipment in rural areas across the country?
Secondly, how sure are we that the fund would really go to the health sector? I can’t help but be reminded of Joc-joc’s Fertilizer Fund scam. Will the doctors and nurses (and patients) suffer the same fate as that of the farmers? Will the fund go somewhere else?
Lastly, how sure are we that the fund would really be used for vaccines? Even if it goes to the health department, would all those be used to buy the anti-flu vaccines? Or will it again be used by the administration allies to campaign for the upcoming elections? Or will it be used by ConAss(holes) to lobby charter change, perhaps?
19 Billion is a staggering amount for vaccines—a staggering amount sucked out of the blood and sweat of the Filipino people. If this amount will be injected to the wrong pockets, then we should do as what the villagers did: ignore the girl—or should I say hag?—who cries out loud…until she gets eaten by the real wolf.
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